URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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SEPTEMBER 28, 1978, IZMAILOVSKIY, KYRGYZSTAN, KAZAKHSTAN, A WOMAN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Valdimir Azhazha, a UFO book author from Russia, apparently claimed in a 1998 book that in the Izmailovskiy region, Russia, on September 28, 1978, at 1500-1600, as her husband worked on repairing the ceiling chandelier, a 40-year-old woman suddenly noticed a short humanoid figure standing in the balcony and facing the window.

She stared in fascination at the figure, she described it as having a disproportionately large and wide head with a glowing yellow face with definite Asian features. It had narrow pale lips and mouth, a samm chin, a snub-like nose with large nostrils. The eyes were of usual size but slanted. She saw no ears. It had something dark covering its head.

Somehow the creature gave the witness an overall impression of curiosity and benevolence staring directly at her. The creature moved its head from side to side and then vanished.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001098
Date of event:	September 28, 1978
Earliest report of event:	1998?
Delay of report:	2 decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	UFO book Valdimir Azhazha.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Sensation UFO book.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	April 25, 2012
This file last updated on:	April 25, 2012
Country of event:	Kazakhstan
State/Department:	Kyrgyzstan
Type of location:	From inside home, on the balcony.
Lighting conditions:	Not reported. Day outside.
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	Uncertain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	40
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Woman, married.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Humanoid
Entities height:	Small
Entities outfit type:	Not reported. Something dark covering its head.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported. Small, humanoid.
Entities head:	Disproportionately large and wide, glowing yellow face, definite Asian features, samm chin. Something dark covering its head.
Entities eyes:	Usual size but slanted.
Entities mouth:	Narrow pale lips and mouth.
Entities nose:	Snub-like with large nostrils.
Entities feet:	Not reported or not visible.
Entities arms:	Not reported or not visible.
Entities fingers:	Not reported or not visible.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported or not visible.
Entities hair:	Not reported. Something dark covering its head.
Entities voice:	None reported.
Entities actions:	Stood on balcony, stared at witness, disappeared.
Entities/witness interactions:	Stared at witness.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Possible author invention.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in the Izmailovskiy region, Russia, on September 28, 1978, at 1500-1600, as her husband worked on repairing the ceiling chandelier, the 40-year-old witness suddenly noticed a short humanoid figure standing in the balcony and facing the window. The witness stared in fascination at the figure, which she described as having a disproportionately large and wide head with definite Asian features. It had narrow pale lips and mouth, the chin is small and it has a snub-like nose with large visible nostrils. Eyes are of usual size but slanted. Somehow the creature gave the witness an overall impression of curiosity and benevolence and stared directly at the witness. She could not see any ears and it had something dark covering its head. The color of the face was brilliant yellow. The creature moved its head from side to side and then vanished.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "V G Azhazha 'Another Life'"

Points to consider:

"professor" Vladimir G. Azhazha, a ufologist and "paranormal expert" of the Russian lunatic fringe who used to invent all sort of stories, as explained and demonstrated by Russian ufologist Boris Shurinov in his book "Les OVNIS en Russie". This is why I must regard this sensational story as most probably one of these many baseless stories propagated by Azhazha.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Apparent primary source is of low reliability.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Anonymous witness case.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Low	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Description of being body and outfit missing - possibly head visible only.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation, checking, corroboration from other ufology source.	Help needed.	Opened.
6	Ufology	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Nature and origin of story unknown: anonymous email, rumor, newspaper...?	Help needed.	Opened.
7	Ufology	Severe	April 25, 2012	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Single witness case.	-	-

Evaluation:

Possible author invention.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

[---] ? "Inaya zhizn", book by Vladimir Azhazha, Russia, 1998.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml

Document history:

Authoring

Main Author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editor:	Patrick Gross

Changes history

Version:	Created/Changed By:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	April 25, 2012	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	April 25, 2012	First published.

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